Chicken and Wild Rice Salad with Almonds
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Chicken and Wild Rice Salad with Almonds Head to the store and pick up salt, rice, butter, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.
Instructions
To prepare dressing, combine first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl. Gradually add oil, stirring with a whisk until well blended. Cover and chill.
Combine broth, rice, and butter in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.
Remove rice mixture from heat; cool.
Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.
Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper.
Add chicken to pan; cook 8 minutes on each side or until done. Cool; cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
Combine cooked rice, chicken, celery, carrots, cranberries, almonds, and red onion in a large bowl.
Add dressing; toss gently to coat. Cover and chill.